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Mrs. Hanratty from Staten Island, NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Flexible Seating Creates Comfortable Kindergartners!

Help me give my students comfortable flexible seating such as Flex-Space Premium Wobble Chairs,Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seats,Flex-Space Balance Ball Seats, and Flex-Space Wobble Cushions.

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My Students

Our students learn in a New York City pre-kindergarten through 8th-grade school. They come from very diverse backgrounds. Over a third of them come from low-income households, and some of them are a part of military families. A significant part of our student body are English Language Learners.

Since I know sitting at a table in a regular chair all day is tough for the typical five-year-old, I would like to be able to offer my kindergarten students several options of seating arrangements.

I want my future kindergarten students to feel comfortable in their new classroom. I am looking to transform my space in the hopes of cultivating student engagement.

I am sure my future kindergarten students love to learn! I just want my future kindergarten students to feel comfortable in their new learning environment.

My Project

My future kindergartners deserve the chance to have different seating options available to them. This year in my Kindergarten classroom, I will be implementing The Daily 5, which is designed to teach children to build their stamina and independence in each of the Daily 5 tasks. The Daily 5 tasks are steeped in choice, which increases motivation and student intellectual engagement.

These flexible seating options will make a great impact on my students' learning because they will have a choice to find their most comfortable seat to do their best work.

The Daily 5 tasks lends itself to flexible seating options.

Don't we all do our best work when we are the most comfortable?

Mrs. Hanratty PS 48 William C Wilcox Grades PreK-2

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Staten Island, NY View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

25 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC762GR - Flex-Space Premium Wobble Chair - 12" - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 4 $279.96
LC405BU - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $54.99 4 $219.96
LC528BU - Flex-Space Balance Ball Seat - 17" - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 4 $79.96
LC511GR - Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 4 $67.96

Materials cost

$647.84

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$687.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$121.33

Total project goal

$808.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $808.89

5 Donors

-$582.00

Donations toward project cost

-$505.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.80

match offer

-$214.55

Match offer toward project cost

-$182.37

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.35

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 $0.00

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